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Aung Thu Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Difference between "commas" vs "and"

1.They did not add these extra hours and minutes and seconds.
2.They did not add these extra hours, minutes, and seconds.

Are there any difference in these two sentences when using "and" instead of comma in a list?

  

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There is no difference in meaning. (2) is the more usual style (though whether to include a comma after "minutes" is another style choice; I would omit it). They did not add these extra hours and minutes and seconds.

  • There is no difference in meaning.
  • (2) is the more usual style (though whether to include a comma after "minutes" is another style choice; I would omit it).
  • They did not add these extra hours and minutes and seconds.
  • This is correct spacing: 1.
  • They did not add these extra hours and minutes and seconds.
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There is no difference in meaning. (2) is the more usual style (though whether to include a comma after "minutes" is another style choice; I would omit it).

Please note that this is incorrect spacing:

1.They did not add these extra hours and minutes and seconds.

This is correct spacing:

1. They did not add these extra hours and minutes and seconds.

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